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Levees' Construction Faulted In New Orleans Flood Inquiry
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| Media | Newspaper - Washington Post |
| News Date | Friday, November 4, 2005 12:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Investigators yesterday added a possible new explanation for some of the flooding that devastated New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina: contractors who may have skimped on construction materials in building the city's floodwalls and levees.
Experts probing the cause of the flooding have received at least a dozen allegations of major cheating by builders and possibly others involved in levee construction, two investigators said in testimony before a Senate panel. They said these were potentially criminal acts that may well have contributed to the collapse of the city's flood-control system on Aug. 29.
The allegations, although not proved, have prompted investigators to request a meeting next week with federal law enforcement officials to share details of the reports.
Although Army Corps officials initially suggested that the 17th Street and London Avenue canals were simply overwhelmed by Katrina's storm surge, the new findings confirmed that the two floodwalls were never overtopped by rising waters. Instead, the concrete walls toppled when their earthen foundations weakened and gave way. |
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